Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Adaptations and Natural Selection
This video explains the concept of adaptation and natural selection in evolution. It uses examples of bison and finches to demonstrate how variations that help organisms survive in their environment are passed on to future...
Science360
Engineering smart building skins for cleaner, greener architecture - Science Nation
Using smart materials to design active and multifunctional building skins that react to the environment With support from NSF, a multidisciplinary team of material scientists, engineers and architects is using nature-inspired design and...
Institute of Art and Ideas
How Men and Women Think (long form version)
Many neuroscientists believe disorders of the mind will be solved when we understand the differences between the male and female brain. Yet is is frequently argued that men and women are not born but made. Are mental differences between...
Press Association
Thoren Ferguson plays Patrick Matthew violin in apple orchard at Megginch Castle
The Patrick Matthew violin is played by actor and musician Thoren Ferguson in the apple orchard at Megginch Castle, in Perth and Kinross, to mark the 150th anniversary of Matthew's death on June 8.
The violin was created by master...
Getty Images
Cuttlefish male shields fertilised female from other males, short sequence
Cuttlefish male shields fertilised female from other males, short sequence
Getty Images
Cuttlefish male flushes another males sperm out of female, then mates with her, short sequence
Cuttlefish male flushes another males sperm out of female, then mates with her, short sequence
Getty Images
Cuttlefish young, one catches prey. Shows 2 specialist feeding tentacles
Cuttlefish young, one catches prey. Shows 2 specialist feeding tentacles
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Greenbottle flies (Lucilia sp.) freshly emerged from pupae, viewed with straitscope therefore image is upside down
Greenbottle flies (Lucilia sp.) freshly emerged from pupae, viewed with straitscope therefore image is upside down
PBS
How the Chalicothere Split In Two
How is it that the same animal, living in the same place, at the same time, evolved into two different species? As part of a larger series, an engaging video explains the rise of the chalicothere, the split in evolution, and eventually...
Be Smart
The 12 Days of Evolution - Complete Series!
Scientists believe red hair and pale skin evolved in northern Europe because it helped humans synthesize vitamin D easier than those with more melanin in their skin. Viewers explore many interesting facets of evolution in a...
Bozeman Science
Natural Selection
Between 1968 and 2002, the total number of peppered moths decreased by almost two thirds, although scientists do now know why. In the 10th video of the series, the instructor defines evolution as any changes to a gene pool. Scholars then...
Bozeman Science
Examples of Natural Selection
Viewers explore real-world examples of both evolution and natural selection as the instructor discusses changes to the environment, mutations causing changes in phenotypes and changing the fitness in organisms, and how humans are...
Bozeman Science
Stickleback Evolution
About 70 percent of the genes of the stickleback fish are the same as humans. In the video, scholars further explore the stickleback fish and its history, from being removed from Loberg Lake to their change and comeback. Over time, these...
Crash Course
Natural Selection
The peppered moth is featured in a video about natural selection. The narrator tells the story of Darwin's theory and then moves on to the principles behind natural selection and the different ways it works. Concepts covered include...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory
The heartbreaking story of Alfred Wallace's loss of collected evidence opens this documentary about the development of the theory of evolution. You will find supportive resources to use with the movie in your biology class.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes
After watching an engaging 13-minute video about the colorless blood of icefish, future ichthyologists examine icefish blood and non-icefish blood (blood samples are simulated with Karo syrup mixtures) to determine advantages of...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans
Sickle cell disease only occurs when both parents contribute the trait, and mostly in those of African descent. Where did it come from? How did it evolve? Tony Allison, a molecular biologist, noticed a connection between sickle cell and...